graph paper

noun

1. paper printed with a pattern of straight or curved lines, especially a grid of small squares, for plotting or drawing graphs and curves.

graph paper

noun

1. paper printed with intersecting lines, usually horizontal and vertical and equally spaced, for drawing graphs, diagrams, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of graph paper¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

The steel looked like a piece of giant graph paper before it was entombed in the wet concrete.

From Seattle Times

In the steepest increase, the prices of the average package of graph paper listed on Amazon jumped from $9.37 last year to $11.69 this year.

From Washington Times

Before he installed the plants, he applied for a turf removal rebate from the city by scanning a sheet of graph paper into his computer and using Photoshop.

From Los Angeles Times

There might even be graph paper or a spreadsheet.

From Seattle Times

The prediction, which Moore said he plotted out on graph paper based on what had been happening with chips at the time, said the capacity and complexity of integrated circuits would double every year.

From Washington Times